ingenuities

  • 11ingenuity — /ɪndʒəˈnjuəti/ (say injuh nyoohuhtee) noun (plural ingenuities) 1. the quality of being ingenious; inventive talent. 2. skilfulness of contrivance or design, as of things, actions, etc. 3. an ingenious contrivance. 4. Obsolete ingenuousness.… …

  • 12ingenuity — [in΄jə no͞o′ə tē, in΄jənyo͞o′ə tē] n. [L ingenuitas < ingenuus (see INGENUOUS): INGENUITY sense 1 infl. by assoc. with INGENIOUS] 1. Obs. the quality of being ingenuous 2. the quality of being ingenious; cleverness, originality, skill, etc. 3 …

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  • 13in·ge·nu·ity — /ˌınʤəˈnuːwəti, Brit ˌınʤəˈnjuːwəti/ noun, pl ities 1 [noncount] : skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems, invent things, etc. She showed amazing ingenuity in finding ways to cut costs. It will take considerable/much/some… …

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